Mel Parnell vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Wally Whitehurst. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.02) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 0.79). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Parnell and Wally Whitehurst

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Mel Parnell and Wally Whitehurst

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Parnell and Wally Whitehurst

Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
740.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0